Jenny G. Rankin, PhD
@jennygrankin.bsky.social
Author of 14 books, 2 doctorates, @PsychToday columnist, #KeynoteSpeaker, taught Columbia & Cambridge Universities, lectured Oxford University & TED, Mensan, #data #education #researchcom, nerd
#ThisCanMakePeopleRejectFact: Conformity bias = Group pressure shifts judgments toward the perceived consensus regardless of evidential strength. #AcademicTwitter #EdResearch #information
February 16, 2026 at 1:35 PM
#ThisCanMakePeopleRejectFact: Conformity bias = Group pressure shifts judgments toward the perceived consensus regardless of evidential strength. #AcademicTwitter #EdResearch #information
#ThisCanMakePeopleRejectFact: The ELM (routes) = When people rely on peripheral cues instead of central processing, form beats substance in acceptance. #AcademicLife #EdData #PhDchat
February 16, 2026 at 2:35 AM
#ThisCanMakePeopleRejectFact: The ELM (routes) = When people rely on peripheral cues instead of central processing, form beats substance in acceptance. #AcademicLife #EdData #PhDchat
#ThisCanMakePeopleRejectFact: False consensus effect = Assuming “everyone thinks like me” makes disconfirming data seem deviant or biased. #AcademicChatter #EdChat
February 15, 2026 at 8:30 PM
#ThisCanMakePeopleRejectFact: False consensus effect = Assuming “everyone thinks like me” makes disconfirming data seem deviant or biased. #AcademicChatter #EdChat
#ThisCanMakePeopleRejectFact: Dunning–Kruger effect = Low-skill individuals overestimate their understanding and underweight corrective information. #logic #psychology #PhDchat
February 15, 2026 at 1:35 PM
#ThisCanMakePeopleRejectFact: Dunning–Kruger effect = Low-skill individuals overestimate their understanding and underweight corrective information. #logic #psychology #PhDchat
#ThisCanMakePeopleRejectFact: Personal narratives = Vivid stories shape belief and memory, often overruling cooler statistics. #ScholarSunday #Metacognition
February 15, 2026 at 2:35 AM
#ThisCanMakePeopleRejectFact: Personal narratives = Vivid stories shape belief and memory, often overruling cooler statistics. #ScholarSunday #Metacognition
Juno Dong, a doctoral student at @UCLA, is recruiting #California pre-service teachers to respond to a survey as part of a dissertation study. If you fit that description, visit uclaed.co1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_... to participate. #CCTE
February 14, 2026 at 11:34 PM
Juno Dong, a doctoral student at @UCLA, is recruiting #California pre-service teachers to respond to a survey as part of a dissertation study. If you fit that description, visit uclaed.co1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_... to participate. #CCTE
#ThisCanMakePeopleRejectFact: Group confirmation bias = Groups selectively surface congenial data and discount conflicting findings together. #knowledgeispower #learn #research
February 14, 2026 at 8:30 PM
#ThisCanMakePeopleRejectFact: Group confirmation bias = Groups selectively surface congenial data and discount conflicting findings together. #knowledgeispower #learn #research
#ThisCanMakePeopleRejectFact: Normalization of deviance = Small departures from standards become accepted, dulling sensitivity to warning data. #didyouknowfacts #generalknowledge
February 14, 2026 at 1:39 PM
#ThisCanMakePeopleRejectFact: Normalization of deviance = Small departures from standards become accepted, dulling sensitivity to warning data. #didyouknowfacts #generalknowledge
#ThisCanMakePeopleRejectFact: Group polarization = Like-minded discussion drives more extreme positions, making counterevidence easier to dismiss. #knowledge #funfacts #sciencefacts
February 14, 2026 at 2:35 AM
#ThisCanMakePeopleRejectFact: Group polarization = Like-minded discussion drives more extreme positions, making counterevidence easier to dismiss. #knowledge #funfacts #sciencefacts
#ThisCanMakePeopleRejectFact: Naïve realism = Believing we see reality “as it is” makes disagreement look like ignorance or bad faith. #facts #didyouknow #Knowledge4Policy
February 13, 2026 at 8:30 PM
#ThisCanMakePeopleRejectFact: Naïve realism = Believing we see reality “as it is” makes disagreement look like ignorance or bad faith. #facts #didyouknow #Knowledge4Policy
#ThisCanMakePeopleRejectFact: Ambiguity aversion = People shy away from options with unknown probabilities, discounting solid but uncertain evidence in favor of familiar narratives. #ResearchComm #KnowledgeDiss
February 13, 2026 at 1:36 PM
#ThisCanMakePeopleRejectFact: Ambiguity aversion = People shy away from options with unknown probabilities, discounting solid but uncertain evidence in favor of familiar narratives. #ResearchComm #KnowledgeDiss
#ThisCanMakePeopleRejectFact: Us-vs-them framing = Adversarial framing makes counterevidence feel like a threat to one’s side rather than information to weigh. #MindChange #education #DataComm
February 13, 2026 at 2:35 AM
#ThisCanMakePeopleRejectFact: Us-vs-them framing = Adversarial framing makes counterevidence feel like a threat to one’s side rather than information to weigh. #MindChange #education #DataComm
#ThisCanMakePeopleRejectFact: Uncertainty (doubt) = Ambiguity about methods, motives, or outcomes nudges people toward identity-safe or status-quo positions. #Science4Policy #learning #Polarization
February 12, 2026 at 1:38 PM
#ThisCanMakePeopleRejectFact: Uncertainty (doubt) = Ambiguity about methods, motives, or outcomes nudges people toward identity-safe or status-quo positions. #Science4Policy #learning #Polarization
💥Super honored that John Hattie, Diego Zapata-Rivera, Gavin T. L. Brown, & Timothy M. O’Leary each cited me in their new book📗: library.oapen.org/bitstream/ha... #DDDM @routledgebooks.bsky.social @tandfresearch.bsky.social search.bsky.social @ncme38.bsky.social #EdData
February 12, 2026 at 4:37 AM
💥Super honored that John Hattie, Diego Zapata-Rivera, Gavin T. L. Brown, & Timothy M. O’Leary each cited me in their new book📗: library.oapen.org/bitstream/ha... #DDDM @routledgebooks.bsky.social @tandfresearch.bsky.social search.bsky.social @ncme38.bsky.social #EdData
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"Raising Gifted Children in the Age of AI"
from American Mensa (but all are welcome): us06web.zoom.us/webinar/regi... #TellEWA #GiftedYouth #IQ #AI
February 12, 2026 at 2:42 AM
🗞️ Parents & Educators: Don't miss this free Mar 8 💻 webinar:
"Raising Gifted Children in the Age of AI"
from American Mensa (but all are welcome): us06web.zoom.us/webinar/regi... #TellEWA #GiftedYouth #IQ #AI
"Raising Gifted Children in the Age of AI"
from American Mensa (but all are welcome): us06web.zoom.us/webinar/regi... #TellEWA #GiftedYouth #IQ #AI
#ThisCanMakePeopleRejectFact: Abstraction = Over-abstract framing can feel irrelevant or “not about me,” reducing uptake compared with concrete, relatable framing. #AcWri #HigherED #SciComm #educational
February 12, 2026 at 2:35 AM
#ThisCanMakePeopleRejectFact: Abstraction = Over-abstract framing can feel irrelevant or “not about me,” reducing uptake compared with concrete, relatable framing. #AcWri #HigherED #SciComm #educational
#ThisCanMakePeopleRejectFact: Noise = Random variability obscures signals, undermining confidence in true effects and inviting motivated readings. #AcademicTwitter #EdResearch #information
February 11, 2026 at 8:30 PM
#ThisCanMakePeopleRejectFact: Noise = Random variability obscures signals, undermining confidence in true effects and inviting motivated readings. #AcademicTwitter #EdResearch #information
#ThisCanMakePeopleRejectFact: Motivated Reasoning (vs. Bayesian) = People aim for preferred conclusions rather than normatively updating from prior to posterior. #AcademicLife #EdData #PhDchat
February 11, 2026 at 1:47 PM
#ThisCanMakePeopleRejectFact: Motivated Reasoning (vs. Bayesian) = People aim for preferred conclusions rather than normatively updating from prior to posterior. #AcademicLife #EdData #PhDchat
#ThisCanMakePeopleRejectFact: Closure/confabulation = Minds fill gaps with plausible stories, creating misplaced confidence that blocks updates. #AcademicChatter #EdChat
February 11, 2026 at 2:37 AM
#ThisCanMakePeopleRejectFact: Closure/confabulation = Minds fill gaps with plausible stories, creating misplaced confidence that blocks updates. #AcademicChatter #EdChat
#ThisCanMakePeopleRejectFact: Bias blind spot = We see others’ biases better than our own, undermining openness to correction. #logic #psychology #PhDchat
February 10, 2026 at 8:30 PM
#ThisCanMakePeopleRejectFact: Bias blind spot = We see others’ biases better than our own, undermining openness to correction. #logic #psychology #PhDchat
#ThisCanMakePeopleRejectFact: Effort justification = Investments of time or identity make people defend prior choices against disconfirming evidence. #ScholarSunday #Metacognition
February 10, 2026 at 1:37 PM
#ThisCanMakePeopleRejectFact: Effort justification = Investments of time or identity make people defend prior choices against disconfirming evidence. #ScholarSunday #Metacognition
#ThisCanMakePeopleRejectFact: Availability heuristic = Easily recalled examples (often vivid or recent) overpower base rates and careful statistics. #knowledgeispower #learn #research
February 10, 2026 at 2:35 AM
#ThisCanMakePeopleRejectFact: Availability heuristic = Easily recalled examples (often vivid or recent) overpower base rates and careful statistics. #knowledgeispower #learn #research
#ThisCanMakePeopleRejectFact: Selective exposure = People choose congenial sources and avoid opposing ones, narrowing the evidence base. #didyouknowfacts #generalknowledge
February 9, 2026 at 8:30 PM
#ThisCanMakePeopleRejectFact: Selective exposure = People choose congenial sources and avoid opposing ones, narrowing the evidence base. #didyouknowfacts #generalknowledge
#ThisCanMakePeopleRejectFact: Categorization/Simplification = Coarse buckets and shortcuts steer interpretation toward “fits the category” rather than “fits the facts.” #knowledge #funfacts #sciencefacts
February 9, 2026 at 1:37 PM
#ThisCanMakePeopleRejectFact: Categorization/Simplification = Coarse buckets and shortcuts steer interpretation toward “fits the category” rather than “fits the facts.” #knowledge #funfacts #sciencefacts